Project & Portfolio Oversight Lead

As a Project Oversight Support/Lead you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

• This position will primarily support the Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) team in all
  aspects of Project and Portfolio planning, execution and reporting (resources, financials,
  project health).
• Working directly with Investment Owners, project teams and stakeholders to make sure
  assigned projects advance according to plan (owning the end-to-end project plan and
  execution against it, communication within the group & department /GD stakeholder, providing
  required project documentation)
• Managing stakeholders’ communication and working with Business Partners, EBIS, IT and
  Finance following the standard Project Portfolio Management processes and associated
  infrastructure (maintaining data accuracy within the Portfolio & Project Management Systems)
• Deliver regular updates and insights to the departmental and GD leadership team of the status
  of projects/initiatives, highlighting operational or technical roadblocks and proposing potential
  solutions that will assist in removing same.

You are:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least 2 years operational experience in (safety reporting (for GSMO only) for) clinical trials with a pharmaceutical company and/or a Clinical Research Organization is required
• Prior experience as an influential member of a cross-functional team is required
• Strong project management skills are required.
• Experience in mentoring and training
• Experience with team leadership/co-ordination in R&D functions is preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety reporting (for GSMO), clinical development processes, global clinical operations, and/or strategic planning (not for GSMO) is required (depending on requesting function (EBIS, GSMO, …)
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective issue resolution and mitigation planning is required

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.